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Article: Beyond Rote-Memorisation: Confucius’ Concept of Thinking
Title | Beyond Rote-Memorisation: Confucius’ Concept of Thinking |
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Authors | |
Keywords | education thinking rote-memorisation Confucius |
Issue Date | 2015 |
Citation | Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015, v. 47, n. 5, p. 428-439 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Confucian education is often associated with rote-memorisation that is characterised by sheer repetition of facts with no or little understanding of the content learnt. But does Confucian education necessarily promote rote-memorisation? What does Confucius himself have to say about education? This article aims to answer the above questions by examining Confucius’ concept of si (thinking) based on a textual study of the Analects. It is argued that Confucius’ concept of si primarily involves an active inquiry into issues that concern one’s everyday life, promotes inferential thinking, and facilitates self-examination. Far from advocating rote-memorisation, Confucius highlights the need for us to take ownership of our own learning, engage in higher order thinking, and reflectively apply the lessons learnt in our lives. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307145 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.725 |
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dc.contributor.author | Tan, Charlene | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T06:22:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T06:22:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015, v. 47, n. 5, p. 428-439 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0013-1857 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307145 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Confucian education is often associated with rote-memorisation that is characterised by sheer repetition of facts with no or little understanding of the content learnt. But does Confucian education necessarily promote rote-memorisation? What does Confucius himself have to say about education? This article aims to answer the above questions by examining Confucius’ concept of si (thinking) based on a textual study of the Analects. It is argued that Confucius’ concept of si primarily involves an active inquiry into issues that concern one’s everyday life, promotes inferential thinking, and facilitates self-examination. Far from advocating rote-memorisation, Confucius highlights the need for us to take ownership of our own learning, engage in higher order thinking, and reflectively apply the lessons learnt in our lives. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Educational Philosophy and Theory | - |
dc.subject | education | - |
dc.subject | thinking | - |
dc.subject | rote-memorisation | - |
dc.subject | Confucius | - |
dc.title | Beyond Rote-Memorisation: Confucius’ Concept of Thinking | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00131857.2013.879693 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84926245743 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 47 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 428 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 439 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1469-5812 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000351884500002 | - |